The Chonkerton

A Prison on Fire

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Joliet Treatment Center in Illinois was designed to help people with serious mental illness. The Marshall Project reports the facility repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires, resulting in two deaths.

Source: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/24/prison-fire...

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